Wednesday, December 5, 1979 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Flames 1 at Sabres 6
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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7:37
Bob MacMillan (5) Guy Chouinard (12), Eric Vail (3) AFM 1 – 0 BUF
2nd Period
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2:11
Rick Martin (14) Jim Schoenfeld (14), Gilbert Perreault (17) AFM 1 – 1 BUF
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3:08
Craig Ramsay (8) John Gould (3), Don Luce (14) AFM 1 – 2 BUF
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4:56
Richie Dunn (1) John Gould (4), Don Luce (15) AFM 1 – 3 BUF
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14:07
Gilbert Perreault (16) Ric Seiling (11), Richie Dunn (10) AFM 1 – 4 BUF
3rd Period
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7:54
Rick Martin (15) Ric Seiling (12) AFM 1 – 5 BUF
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12:27
Ric Seiling (6) Rick Martin (11) AFM 1 – 6 BUF
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob MacMillan R | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | 0.53 |
| Guy Chouinard C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.48 |
| Eric Vail L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | 0.33 |
| Ivan Boldirev C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Kent Nilsson C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Ken Houston R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Jean Pronovost R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Paul Henderson L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Brad Marsh D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bob Murdoch D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Willi Plett R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Pekka Rautakallio D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Garry Unger C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.37 |
| Darcy Rota L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Phil Russell D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Dave Shand D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Paul Reinhart D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riggin | L | 28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 60:00 | -2.30 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0:00 | 2.95 |
| Ric Seiling R | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 2.75 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0:00 | 2.13 |
| Richie Dunn D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.68 |
| John Gould R | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.48 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.40 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0:00 | 1.15 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.98 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0:00 | 0.75 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.38 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Derek Smith C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Rick Dudley L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | W | 17 | 16 | 1 | .941 | 60:00 | 0.85 |